Rolling paint stand



Jan. 1, 1952 c. L WAHL 2,580,623

ROLLING PAINT STAND Filed nec. i2, 1947 lNvENToR.

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UN I TED 1 STATES PATE N T 0F F I C E ROLLING PAINT STAND Charles Leo Wahl, Lanesboro, Iowa Application December 12, 1947, Serial No. 791,431

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a rolling paint stand for use by painters while working on staging or scaffolding.

An object of the invention is to provide a stand of this type that will support a paint pail at the most convenient height for a painter, the device thus saving time by eliminating the bending and stooping of the painter to obtain paint for his brush.

The device will prevent the paint pail from upsetting and will eliminate the holding of the paint pail in the painters hand.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and cornbination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure l, and

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2 partly broken away to show the construction of the device.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the rolling paint stand embodying the invention will be designated in its entirety by the reference numeral I0.

The stand I comprises a carriage II, having a base plate I2 and sides I3 and I4 respectively. The base is formed with the sides slightly below their upper longitudinal edges, so that a top plate I5 fixed to the base plate I2 will, with the edges of the sides, form a smooth plane surface.

Superposed upon the plate I5, is a smaller plate I6, while a still smaller plate I1 is superposed on the plate I6.

Plates I5 to I1, inclusive, are each provided with a central opening to receive the lower end of the tubular upright I8, and support this upright in vertical relation to the plates, as shown in the various figures.

Rollers i9 and 20 are rotatably mounted on shafts 2l fixed in the sides I3 and I4, outwardly of the base plate and top plate, and cross barsV ed on the pin is one end of the C-shaped arm 26, the other end of which is forked as at 21 to receive a roller 28 mounted on the pin 29 fixed in the forked end of the arm 2B. Extending outwardly of the arm 26, is the projection which is engaged by a painters foot to pivot the arm '26 on the pin 25. A spring 3| fixed at one end to the arm 26 and at the other end to the side I4, engages the arm to swing upwardly on its forked end.

Fixed to the upper end of the upright I8 by fasteners-32 are the angularly disposed arms 33 and 34 respectively which, at their upper end, are formed integral with the hoop 35 which will engage and support a paint pail 36 therein.

In use, the projection 3B is engaged by a painters foot to raise the arm 26 so the carriage can straddle a plank 31. After the carriage has been properly positioned on the plank, the projection is released and the roller 28 will engage the undersurface of the plank 31.

The direction of rotation of the rollers I9 and 20 is the same as the direction of rotation of the roller 28. Thus the rollers I9 and 2li will support the stand in rolling engagement with the plank 31, and the roller 28 being adjacent the plank, through the medium of the spring 3|, retains the carriage in position on the plank. The sides I3 and I4 extending below the peripheries of the rollers I3 and I4 on opposite sides of the plank will act as guide for the carriage, to prevent the carriage from leaving the plank.

In use with the stand mounted on the plank as previously described, the stand can be readily moved from one end of the plank to the other,

as desired by the painter. The paint pail 36 is always conveniently located for the painter, and will eliminate the necessity of carrying the paint pail or stooping and bending to dip the brush in the paint.

It is believed that from the foregoing description, the structure and operation of the stand will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A paint stand of the type described, for mounting on a staging or scaiolding, comprising a carriage having a base plate, rollers carried by said carriage for movably mounting said carriage on the staging or scaffolding, sides on said base plate having the upper edges thereof depending below the longitudinal edges of said base plate and the lower edges of said sides depending below the lower surface of the rollers and slightly spaced from said staging or scaffolding to prevent lateral movement of the carriage with relation to the said staging or scaffolding, an upright secured to said base plate centrally thereof, means on the upper end of said upright for supporting a paint pail on said upright, and means carried by said carriage and engaging said staging or scaiolding to retain said carriage on said staging or scaffolding, said last means comprising a C-shaped arm pvotally mounted on one of the sides of said carriage, and said arm carry- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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